Coupeville Sports

Capri Anter has a big bat and she’s not afraid to use it. (Jackie Saia photo)

They’re always hunting for runs.

The Coupeville High School softball squad is jam-packed with fleet-footed, quick-thinking athletes, always looking to disrupt their foes on the basepaths.

That was showcased again Thursday, as the Wolves hammered the ball, then ran visiting Darrington ragged during a 15-0 win on the chilly prairie.

With the victory, Aaron Lucero’s sluggers get to a pristine 4-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-0 overall, with a non-conference home game against East Jefferson (1-5) set for Saturday.

That tilt, slated to tip off at 2:30 PM, is also the annual Coupeville vs. Cancer fundraiser, with proceeds going to WhidbeyHealth.

Thursday’s matchup was a well-rounded beatdown, with the Wolves controlling every facet of the game.

Lucero went three deep with his pitching staff, as Adeline Maynes whiffed five across three innings of work before cousins Haylee Armstrong and Capri Anter each chucked a frame.

Armstrong picked up two K’s, before making a nice snag in center field in support of Anter, who also struck out a batter and got a defensive gem from backup third-baseman Emily Rains, as she snapped up a hot grounder and slapped on the game-ending tag on an incoming runner.

Coupeville pushed four runners across in the bottom of the first to get all the runs it would need but didn’t stop there.

The first rally was kicked off by back-to-back hits from Sydney Van Dyke and Teagan Calkins.

But it was Anter who made the heavens roar, delivering a thunderous RBI triple that bounced off the wall in left field, just a hair shy of earning her sweet, sweet cash from her dad for an out-of-the-park home run.

CHS did get a tater, but of the inside-the-park variety, when Maynes walloped a grand slam to highlight a nine-run second inning.

The sophomore sensation belted the ball deep to left, then trucked around the basepaths, almost running over her teammates in front of her as the Wolf bench urged the stragglers to get movin’.

Two batters after Maynes flexed her biceps, Emma Cushman laid down a beauty of a bunt.

With Olivia Martin motoring in front of her, the Wolf duo freaked out the Logger defense, which airmailed several throws on the play, allowing The Cushinator to turn an artful single into a round trip around the bags.

Up 13-0 at that point, Coupeville managed to get most of its bench into the game, with Zariyah Allen, Emma Leavitt, Rains, Zayne Roos, and Allie Powers all seeing field time.

The Wolves closed their scoring with hot-hitting 8th grader Cami Van Dyke lacing a two-run single to straightaway center in the third, before coasting in for the win, with their eyes already set on delivering their postgame sing-along.

While there’s been barely a hint of sun this spring, at least during home games, Coupeville remains red-hot, having outscored its foes 107-12, with five of the seven wins ending early thanks to the mercy rule.

Thursday stats:

Capri Anter — One triple, one walk
Teagan Calkins — One single, one double, one walk
Emma Cushman — One single
Olivia Martin — One walk
Adeline Maynes — One single, one home run, one walk
Chelsi Stevens — One single
Cami Van Dyke — Two singles
Sydney Van Dyke — Two singles, one walk